Nyabing is a small town and
locality
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in the
Great Southern region of
Western Australia
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. The name is of
Aboriginal origin and is thought to derive from the Aboriginal word "ne-yameng", which is the name of an everlasting flower ''
Rhodanthe manglesii.'' It is one of two localities in the
Shire of Kent
The Shire of Kent is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Nyabing. The area produces gr ...
, the other being
Pingrup, covering the east of the shire.
History
Nyabing and the Shire of Kent are located on the traditional land of the
Koreng
The Koreng, also spelled Goreng, are an indigenous Noongar people of south-west of Western Australia.
Language
''Koreng'' belonged to the Nyungic language family, and, specifically, the Koreng appear to have spoken the Wilmun dialect of Nyun ...
people of the
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
nation.
The first Europeans to visit the area were
sandalwood
Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus ''Santalum''. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods. Sanda ...
cutters, and the first lease taken in the area was by settler
John Hassell in 1873.
The townsite was planned in 1911 as part of the
Great Southern Railway; the name given to the siding was Nampup. The name Nampup is also Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a local
soak. Lots were surveyed later in the year and the town was gazetted in 1912. The name was changed later that year after several complaints that Nampup was too similar to
Nannup; the town was renamed to Nyabing.
The town became a stop on the
Katanning to Pingrup railway line when it opened as far Nyabing in 1912 and was extended to Pingrup in 1923.
[Opening dates for sections from 12. Construction of the W.A. Government Railways network, 1879 - 1931, pages 208-210 ]
The surrounding areas produce
wheat
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and other
cereal
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crops. The town is a
receival site for
Cooperative Bulk Handling
The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym
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.
Along the Katanning-Nyabing Road, two other town sites exist within the locality,
Kwobrup and
Moornaming, both located west of the townsite of Nyabing.
Both townsites were originally established as railway sidings.
Nature reserves
The following nature reserves are located within Nyabing. All are located within the
Mallee bioregion
Mallee, also known as Roe Botanical District, is a biogeography, biogeographic region in southern Western Australia. Located between the Esperance Plains, Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie bioregions, it has a low, gently undulating topography, ...
:
* Chinocup Dam Nature Reserve was gazetted on 7 January 2022 and has a size of
* Corneecup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 9 November 1956 and has a size of
* McDougall Nature Reserve was gazetted on 20 July 1962 and has a size of
* Moornaming Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 December 1983 and has a size of
* WA19080 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 1 January 1901 and has a size of
* WA19081 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 March 1991 and has a size of
* WA20046 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 1 March 1929 and has a size of
* WA24827 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 11 October 1957 and has a size of
* WA32663 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 28 June 1974 and has a size of
* WA49706 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 18 July 2008 and has a size of
References
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Shire of Kent
Grain receival points of Western Australia